singapore speaks ?

hey! Due to some micracle of God, there is finally some spice in the ever monotonous life in this concrete jungle. The case of an escaped convict! It is extremely hyped about as there are not many convicts who actually manage to escape the iron grip of the Singapore police force and also, because of the extremely scarce info released by the Government on such a rare case. The first question that pops in our mind on hearing of a prison break is "how". But this still remains unanswered even after scrounging through every issue of the state controlled newspapers. I found out from some public blogs that he managed to escape through a toilet in a detention centre. We are forced to conjure up a Shawshank redemption dupe scene for the secret of the shocking escapede as the press sleeps under the thumb of the close mouthed government. The most ridiculous thing is that the press permits the readers comments on such sensitive issues only for a very short period and is published on rare occasions after heavy sensoring . The amount of state domination in press and information sector can be seen clearly through this incident. People are denied basic facts to cover up the mistakes of government and there is absolutely no platform for them to even voice out their opinions in the activities of the State. A clear monopoly in politics is established by raising each MP' s pay to 1 million $ per mnth. The same party rules irrespective of the public vote, the same rules apply no matter what people think. Infact the people here are afraid to form any sort of judgement on political issues. Many of my Singaporean friends just don't bother with the trouble of thinking about certain issues and voicing out their opinins as there is simply no use. I really have to say though admn of Indian Govt is a mess, it is so much more livelier as every one in the country knows whats happening and doesnt hesitate a minute to dish out comments and take part in the gossip mill.